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From Royce to Mr. Hives regarding car springing issues and a request for different rear springs for testing.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 72\2\  scan0189
Date  12th January 1926
  
by Mr Elliott or
anyone coming S. train or car
x8992
H.C. / 12/1/26
Dear Mr. Hives.
Our car doing well
but don't like springing if convenient
could you send us 1600 lbs rear springs
we could try this by removing 1800
& putting 1700 in place & 1600 in its
place, Sorry for delay has influenza &
we ends test of 10 to 15%
lighter rear springing was
preferable
Royce
  
  
From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).


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